Demand for O negative and O positive blood has risen triggering an Amber alert within the NHS.
Blood donors in Hammersmith and Fulham are being urged to come forward to replenish life-saving stocks after they dropped to dangerously low levels following recent cyber crashes.
Demand for O negative and O positive blood has risen, but collections have seriously dipped because notices about appointments haven’t got through.
It has triggered an Amber alert within the NHS, meaning hospitals are being asked to restrict use of O type blood to essential cases, and use substitutions when clinically safe.
The borough’s centre on the first floor of Westfield shopping mall (it’s sited between The Village and M&S) has vacant slots, so if you can donate, register online at the Give Blood website or call 0300 123 23 23 to book a time.
The White City blood donor centre is one of the few in the country where younger donors outnumber older counterparts, with two in three donors aged between 17 and 44.
Three blood donations are needed every minute in hospitals to deal with emergencies, childbirth and routine treatments.
Blood only has a shelf life of 35 days, so supplies are constantly needed.